Dr Liebenberg holds the Fellowship of Neurosurgeons of South Africa as well as a Master of Neurosurgery degree from the University of Stellenbosch. He trained at the Neurosurgery Department of the University of Stellenbosch at Tygerberg Hospital and at Hurstwood Park Neurological Unit in West Sussex, England. He completed 4 ½ years of training at Tygerberg and a further 3 ½ years at Hurstwood Park on a Fellowship.